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Olive Hyde Diversity and presents local unity find a photographer’s home in new Cruisin’ around ‘Indiaworld’ church Page 16 Page 40 Page 37 Scan for our FREE App or Search App Store for TCVnews 510-494-1999 [email protected] www.tricityvoice.com May 14, 2019 Vol. 17 No. 20 continued on page 5 test our hypothesis and also to learn the value of risk taking to reap the rewards. Above it all, there is something deeply satisfying and therapeutic in being able to grow your own food, caring for plants and watching them grow and complete the lifecycle. Gardens can also be a place to enjoy family time, appreciate the many elements of visual appeasements, or reach out for that sprig of mint BY ALFRED HU continued on page 7 to garnish the scoop of vanilla ice cream on a summer evening! Varying in landscape and If you’re into great Latin music then you’ll be excited to learn about size – as small as a tabletop garden to one spread BY MADHVIKA SINGH the inaugural “Hayward Latin Jazz Festival” on Saturday, May 18 in across acres – gardens allow a way to understand downtown Hayward, just blocks from the BART station. This PHOTOS BY THOMAS HSU life around us, highlight the cycle of nature, fun-filled event will feature live Latin jazz performances on several and bring to fore the value of timing and care. stages, so be ready to dance your feet off to the Latin beat and From serene to spectacular, majestic to The annual “Spring Festival and Garden rhythms! mysterious and rustic to romantic, gardens Tour” is a day to take a leisure walk through provide a place of comfort and a niche to some beautiful gardens in the Niles area. There nourish our souls. They enrich us with the will be 12 gardens on the tour, mostly residential wealth of beauty and teach us the value of with a variety of landscapes offering a perfect coexistence, companionship and connections. opportunity to get inspired to create a garden Gardens are a reflection of the grower’s vision for yourself or to simply marvel at the craft and of blending what grows best naturally in the care put in by the curators. These gardens will local climate with what could be. showcase drought-tolerant and edible plants, a Gardens can be an escape after a tiring day to unwind or a quiet corner to listen to the critters. For many of us it is a place to experiment and continued on page 11 INDEX Classified . 25 It’s a date. 21 Public Notices . 34 Community Bulletin Board 36 Kid Scoop . 18 Real Estate. 15 Arts & Entertainment . 21 Contact Us . 29 Mind Twisters . 10 Sports . 26 Bookmobile Schedule . 23 Editorial/Opinion . 29 Obituary . 30 Business . 8 Home & Garden. 13 Protective Services . 33 Page 2 WHAT’S HAPPENING’S TRI-CITY VOICE May 14, 2019 According to the U.S. Food cause allergic reactions. In many and Drug Administration (FDA), cases, it is better to find ways to various vitamins and minerals such improve your diet than to take as calcium are considered “essential supplements. It’s generally a safer nutrients that contribute to a thing to do. There are some cases, healthy life.” Yet while the however, when your doctor may majority of Americans take recommend specific vitamins or multivitamins and other dietary other supplements.” Are dietary supplements necessary? Free seminar considers pros and cons. supplements as a form of “health To help people in the insurance,” most people can community learn more about such as vitamin D and calcium have an adequate intake of folic regulated and the importance of actually get the vitamins and other vitamins and other dietary for people with osteopenia or acid, a B vitamin that can help consulting your physician to help nutrients their bodies need by supplements, Washington Hospital osteoporosis. Use of these and prevent spina bifida, a defect in avoid any adverse reactions,” she following a healthy diet. and WTMF are offering a free other supplements should be the baby’s spinal cord.” she says. adds. “I also will discuss ways to “Many people have the attitude seminar featuring Dr. Leiphart on monitored closely by your “You should ask your doctor to get many of the important that vitamins and other dietary Thursday, June 13, from 6 to physician, however, to make sure help guide you to vitamins and nutrients you need by improving supplements ‘can’t hurt, and might 8 p.m. The seminar will take you are aware of information such supplements that may be your diet.” help,’ but that’s not necessarily place in the conference room at as how much calcium is enough beneficial,” Dr. Leiphart counsels. Learn More and how much could be harmful true,” says Victoria Leiphart, MD, WTMF’s Newark Clinic, “With vitamins, more is not Over the past couple of years, a gynecologist with Washington located at 6236 Thornton Ave. and contribute to cardiovascular necessarily better, and higher disease.” Washington Hospital and WTMF Township Medical Foundation Convenient parking is available quantities of some vitamins might have been offering free seminars (WTMF). near the rear entrance of the Dr. Leiphart notes that another actually be dangerous. It is such as this one at Newark in an “Some supplements can hurt clinic building. group of people who could benefit important to remember that in the effort to provide valuable you, and very few have been “At the seminar, I will discuss from use of supplements includes U.S., the FDA regulates vitamins information to people who live in shown to be helpful,” she explains. which vitamins and supplements women who are of childbearing and other supplements as foods, communities farther away from “For example, some herbal are beneficial, which ones are age, primarily to help ensure while in Europe they are regulated Washington Hospital. To learn supplements, such as echinacea, potentially harmful, and which their babies’ health. as drugs. And in parts of Asia and more about these free seminars or don’t live up to the advertising ones don’t really have any impact “For example, women who Africa, they might not be to register for the June 13 seminar hype that they greatly enhance the at all,” Dr. Leiphart says. may become pregnant or who are regulated at all. in Newark, visit whhs.com/events body’s immune system, and some “There are several vitamins and in the first trimester of pregnancy “At the seminar, I will talk or call (800) 963-7070. of these supplements may actually supplements that can be of value, definitely should make sure they about how various supplements are InHealth broadcasts on Comcast Channel 78 in Fremont, Newark and Union City and online at www.inhealth.tv The full schedule of InHealth programs listed below can also be viewed in real time on the Washington Hospital website, www.whhs.com TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY 5/14/19 5/15/19 5/16/19 5/17/19 5/18/19 5/19/19 5/20/19 Diabetes Matters: 12:00 PM Sports Medicine Program: Reading Food Labels: Big Changes in Concussion Care: 12:00 AM The Latest Updates What You Don't Know Can Hurt You Solutions for Metabolic Disorder 12:30 PM Aortic Valve Disease: Weight Management Mental Health 12:30 AM Palliative Care Series: Treatment Options Washington Township Education Series: How Can This Help Me? Including TAVR Health Care Crisis Intervention Respiratory Health 1:00 PM District Board Meeting 1:00 AM Family Caregiver Series: Women's Heart Health May 9, 2019 Legal & Financial Affairs Nerve Compression 1:30 PM Disorders of the Arm 1:30 AM Chronic Kidney Disease: FAQ Mental Health Updated Treatments 2:00 PM Education Series: Mental Health for Knee Pain & Arthritis 2:00 AM Mental Wellness Skin Health: Skin Cancer Education Series: Washington Township How to Prevent & Fountain of Youth Anxiety Disorders Health Care Financial Elder Hepatitis B 2:30 PM District Board Meeting 2:30 AM Abuse/Fraud and Liver Cancer: April 10, 2019 Mental Health Prevention 11th Annual Women's Education Series: 3:00 PM and Treatment Health Conference: Understanding 3:00 AM Latest Treatment Options Patient's Playbook Washington Township Mood Disorders Strategies to for Wound Care Health Care 3:30 PM Reduce the Risk District Board Meeting 3:30 AM of Cancer Recurrence Cognitive Assessment From One Second April 10, 2019 Sports Medicine Program: As You Age to the Next 4:00 PM Nutrition & Shingles Caregiver Series: 4:00 AM Athletic Performance Sports Medicine Program: The Patient's Playbook Codependency Not A Superficial Youth Sports Injuries Community Forum: and the Caregiver Problem: Varicose Veins 4:30 PM Getting to the & Chronic 4:30 AM Hip Pain and Arthritis: No-Mistake Zone Venous Disease Evaluation & Treatment Pain When You Walk? 5:00 PM Good Fats vs. Bad Fats Palliative Care Series: Diabetes Matters: It Could Be PVD 5:00 AM Diabetes Matters: Colorectal Cancer Interfaith Discussions Diabetes & Polycystic Digestive Health: Gastroparesis on End of Life Topics Ovarian Syndrome 5:30 PM What You Need 5:30 AM to Know Family Caregiver Series: Diabetes Matters: Understanding HPV: Food Pharmacy: Prescription Recognizing the Need to Transition Sick Feet? for Colon Health to a Skilled Nursing Facility Type 1.5 Diabetes What You Need to Know 6:00 PM Family Caregiver Series: 6:00 AM Family Caregiver Series: Family Caregiver Series: How Do You Talk Low Back Pain Medication Safety Hospice & Palliative Care to Your Doctor? Keeping Your Heart Your Concerns InHealth: 6:30 PM on the Right Beat Senior Scam Prevention 6:30 AM Family Caregiver Series: Diabetes Matters: Washington Township Loss, Grief & Recovery Diabetes and Your Heart Women's Health Palliative Care Series: Health Care Conference: Reclaiming